NP or PA, Optum - Community Based - Per Diem - Marion Co, OR

UnitedHealth Group•Portland, OR

12h•$53 - $79•Onsite

About The Position

Optum’s Senior Community Care team is hiring a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant for a per diem, field-based role providing longitudinal care to medically complex patients in community-based residential settings throughout Marion County, Oregon. Settings include assisted living, independent living, adult family or foster homes, senior living apartments, and private homes. The clinician serves as the primary advanced practice clinician for a patient panel, makes clinical decisions in collaboration with patients’ primary care providers, and receives support from an interdisciplinary team. The value-based model emphasizes quality of care rather than patient volume or productivity quotas. The clinician will care for high-risk Medicare members with multiple comorbidities, advanced disease states, and complex treatment needs. Care addresses patients’ medical, behavioral, functional, and social needs in partnership with caregivers, facility teams, and other healthcare professionals. The schedule is flexible, with a minimum of 24 hours per month. No on-call, weekend, or holiday work is required. Optum Home & Community Care is part of the Optum family of businesses. Its Senior Community Care team provides support in nursing homes, senior housing, and assisted living settings to improve access to care and connect patients’ care across settings.

Requirements

For Nurse Practitioners: active ANCC or AANP certification in Family, Adult, Geriatric, or Adult-Gerontology Primary Care.
For Physician Assistants: current NCCPA certification and state licensure.
Active, unrestricted licensure in the state of practice, or ability to obtain it by the start date, without current disciplinary actions or practice limitations.
Active and unrestricted driver’s license.
Access to reliable transportation.
Current, active DEA licensure and prescriptive authority, or ability to obtain them after hire, per state regulations, unless prohibited in the state of practice.
Ability to gain a collaborative practice agreement, if applicable in the state of practice.
Ability to navigate varied environments and position oneself as needed to perform job duties.

Nice To Haves

At least 1 year of clinical experience as an advanced practice clinician; long-term care experience preferred.
Experience in geriatric medicine, long-term care, senior living, or home care.
Experience meeting the medical needs of patients with complex behavioral, social, or functional needs.
Understanding of geriatrics and chronic illness.
Understanding of advanced illness and end-of-life discussions.
Proficiency with electronic medical records and technology.

Responsibilities

Conduct comprehensive patient assessments.
Manage acute and chronic conditions, including testing, diagnostics, and interventions.
Develop and manage complex treatment plans.
Lead advanced illness, goals-of-care, and advance care planning conversations.
Collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team, facilities, and caregivers.
Provide patient and caregiver education.
Ensure accurate and complete clinical documentation.
Serve as the primary advanced practice clinician for a patient panel and make clinical decisions in collaboration with patients’ primary care providers.